… Paprika, Cayenne & Red Pepper are made from dried ground peppers known as “chilies”? Not all chilies are hot though however 😉
… The wood from the Persimmon (a fruit) tree is very heavy and hard? It was once used to make golf clubs
… Most herbs (such as oregano, dill, rosemary, marjoram & thyme) are considered to be weeds?
… Truffles are so expensive because they are harvested by pigs? They grow in the ground & pigs can smell them (however, they are now training dogs to do the “sniffing”).
… Liver consumption was considered a delicacy, only for nobility’s and dates back to the ancient Egyptians?
Ever since my 8th grade home economics class, where I made boxed tacos for the first time, I knew cooking was in my blood. I've had the honor of having my recipes published in New Hampshire Magazine, Taste of Home, the Nashua Telegraph and several cookbooks.
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